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C. J. MILLER April 3, 1934.

TABLE Filed July 25,- 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY patenteci Apr. 3, 1934 entree stares PATENT caries TABLE Charles J. Miller, Chicago, Ill.

Application July 25, 1932, Serial No. 624,441

Claims. (Cl. 45116) This invention relates to tables and it has for and 3 and both sets of guides are segmental its object to support a drop leaf rigidly in raised and described on substantially the same arcs. position. The guides 16 are preferably undercut as shown Another object of the invention is to utilize two at 16, Fig. 3, so that the projecting flange l5 5 of the table legs for supporting the drop leaf on the guide 15 will ride in the undercut 16' 60 by moving these legs from their position beneath between the table top 9 and the flange 16" of the table top to position beneath the drop leaf the guides 16. The guides 16 are conveniently when the latter is raised and holding them rigbut not necessarily formed on the ends of strip idly in their extended position to form a firm 17 secured to the under side of the top board and substantial support for the drop leaf. adjacent opposite edges thereof and the guides And. a further object of the invention is to are secured in mortises 18 in the upper edges provide novel means for guiding the legs in their of the arms 13, the arms being secured to the movement to and from drop leaf supporting polegs above the upper ends of the legs and the sition and to hold them rigidly in any position guides 15 being arranged to slide in contact with 15 to which they are adjusted. or closely adjacent to the under side of the drop 70 In the accompanying drawings I have illusleaf l0. trated selected embodiments of the invention and In the construction of Figs. 6-8 each arm 13' referring thereto is secured to the leg 12 at the top thereof and Fig. l is a bottom plan View, partly in section, is provided with a wide mortise 18'. The guide of a table top showing one drop leaf in lowered 15 is secured in the mortise and sufficient space position and one drop leaf in raised position. is left to receive the end of the guide 1-8 when Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of the arm is swung inward beneath the table top. Fig. 1. In this construction the arm 13 is pivoted at 19 Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view partly in in a recess 20 between the table top and a strip section. 21 which is fastened to the under side of the Fig. 4.- is a sectional view on the line l4 of table top. In this Construction the a Fig. 1. as well as the top of the leg contacts with the ig. 5 is a perspective view of a secretarial under side of the table top a d the (imp leaf type of table embodying the invention. whereas inthe construction of Figs. 1-3 the arm Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of one end portion does not contact directly with the table top of 85 of the table shown in Fig. 5. the drop leaf.

Fig. '7 is a sectional view on the line '7-7 of The table top f Fig. 1 ay be p v W Fig. 6, and aprons 22 or other suitable frame devices if Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view, partly in desired but they are not necessary to my invensection, of the construction shown in Figs. 5-7. inn- W n h pa are i p si i n wi h a p 90 Referring t t drawings, 9 is the table top leaf lowered it will hang freely by the hinges 11 and 10, 10 are drop leaves secured to the table f m t dg of the table p and the arms 13 top by hinges 11. Four legs 12 are secured to will be arranged in substantially parallel position the outer end of swinging arms 13 which are with the drop leaf and oppositely directed so that 40 pivoted at 14 to the under side of the table top the legs will be positioned close to the adjacent 95 in pairs, each pair being located close to the corners of the table top and thereby aiford a subedge of the table top and the arms of each pair stantial support for the table top, as shown at the being located close together. When the arms left of Fig. 1. When the leaf 10 is raised the are positioned beneath the table top the legs will adjacent legs are swung outward, the movement be located close to the adjacent corners as shown being limited by steps 23 fastened to the under 100 at the right in Fig. 1, and when the arms are side of the drop leaf. These stops may be proswung outward beneath the drop leaf they will vided with projections 24 to engage between the extend. angularly with relation to each other to arm 13 and the guide 15, Fig. 4, and thereby adda position near to the outer corners of the leaf, ing to the rigidity of the support for the drop as shown at the left in Fig. 1. Each arm carleaf. Or the stops may be made with enlarged 5 ries a segmental guide 15 which is rigidly secured heads 25, Figs. 6-7, and the guides 15 may be thereto and projects from one side thereof to projected at 26 beyond the arms 13' to engage interengage a segmental guide 16 on the under these stops between the heads thereof and the side of the table top. These guides are preferdrop leaf to add to the rigidity of the support for ably stepped to interengage as shown in Figs. 1 the drop leaf as in the construction of Figs. 14.

The table of Figs. 5-8 has a top 27 to receive a cabinet 28 and one leaf 29 is folded up and secured in upright position against the back of the cabinet by snap fasteners 30 while the other leaf 31 is adapted to be folded down and the legs extended to support it to form a desk. The space 32 may be utilized to store a typewriter machine. The cabinet may be made in any form or for any purpose desired. In this embodiment of the invention the leaves are preferably secured pivotally to the edges of the table top by side hinges 33. The cabinet may be removed bodily from the table so that the table may be used for other purposes. The invention is particularly adapted for using a table in the manner just described because the legs form a substantial support for the leaf 31 to hold it rigid and thereby make it suitable for pen writing or for typewriting.

I do not limit the invention to the particular embodiments herein shown and described but reserve the right to embody the invention in any form and in any tables for which it is or may be adapted within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A table comprising a top, a drop leaf hinged to the top, guide means on the under side of said top, a pair of arms pivoted at one end to the guide means, legs carried by said arms at their other end, the pivots of said arms being located in adjacent relation and adjacent an edge of the top so: that the arms will project oppositely beneath the top and substantially parallel with the edge thereof to position the legs at the corners of the top, the guide means on the under side of the top including undercut portions, and guide means carried by said arms and including flanges interengaged in the undercut portions on the guide means on the top to maintain the legs in rigid adjusted position beneath the top or beneath the drop leaf.

2. A table comprising a top, a drop leaf hinged to the top adjacent one edge thereof, a pair of arms pivoted at one end to the top, legs carried by said arms at their other end, guides on the under side of the top adjacent said edge thereof, guides carried by said arms and interengaged with the guides on the top to maintain the legs in rigid adjusted position beneath the top or beneath the drop leaf, said arms being oppositely directed and substantially parallel with said edge of the top when the legs are arranged beneath the top and said arms being angularly disposed when the legs are arranged beneath the drop leaf, and said guides being registered when the legs are beneath the top and the guides on the arms overlapping the joint between the drop leaf and the top and engaged with the guides on the top when the legs are arranged beneath the drop leaf.

3. A table comprising a top, a drop leaf hinged to the top, a pair of arms pivoted at one end to the top, legs carried by said arms at their other end, guides on the under side of the top and including flanges spaced from said top, and guides carried by said arms and including flanges interposed between the flanges on the first-named guides and the top and movable relative thereto to maintain the legs in rigid adjusted position beneath the top or beneath the drop leaf.

4. A table comprising a top, a drop leaf hinged to the top, a pair of arms pivoted at one end to the top, legs carried by said arms at their other end, guides on the under side of the top and including flanges spaced from said top, guides carried by said arms and including flanges interposed between the flanges on the first-named guides and the top and movable relative thereto to maintain the legs in rigid adjusted position beneath the top or beneath the drop leaf, and stops on the drop leaf interengaged with the guides on the arms when the legs are arranged beneath the drop leaf to limit the outward pivotal movement of the arms and to assist in maintaining the drop leaf in rigid position.

5. A table comprising a top, a drop leaf hinged to the top, guide means on the under side of the top and including undercut portions, a pair of arms each having one end thereof interposed in an undercut portion of said guide means, means pivotally connecting said ends of said arms to said guide means, legs carried by said arms at their outer ends, said guide means having undercut portions, and guide means carried by said arms and including flanges inter-engaged in the undercut portions on the guide means on the top to maintain the legs in rigid adjusted position beneath the top or beneath the drop leaf.

CHARLES J. MILLER. 

